Cal Thomas
Columns by Cal Thomas
Moscow massacre: Could it happen here?
A mass shooting at a concert hall in Moscow killed more than 130 people. With many others seriously or gravely wounded, the number of dead is likely to rise. Published March 25, 2024
Republicans should not shy away from abortion issue
Biden and Democrats are generally underwater in polling that has shown voters are displeased with their performance on the economy, foreign policy and virtually everything else except one issue: abortion. Published March 20, 2024
Smell of mendacity surrounds Fani Willis-Nathan Wade debacle
"What's that smell in this room? Didn't you notice it, Brick? Didn't you notice a powerful and obnoxious odor of mendacity in this room? There ain't nothin' more powerful than the odor of mendacity. You can smell it. It smells like death." -- Big Daddy in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" Published March 18, 2024
Biden places restrictions on Israel, but not on Hamas
A recent headline in The Wall Street Journal expressed Hamas' last chance in its terrorist war against Israel: "Hamas Pins Survival Hopes on Ramadan." Published March 13, 2024
President and Congress need an intervention to address spending addiction
George Washington warned the new nation to avoid "the accumulation of debt, not only by shunning occasions of expense but by vigorous exertions in time of peace to discharge the debts." Published March 11, 2024
Biden only rehashing Democrats’ tired talking points in State of the Union
If advance reports are correct, President Biden's State of the Union address will sound more like a political stump speech than an honest assessment of where the country stands. Published March 6, 2024
Never trust a politician, they excel at lying
Politicians aren't good at much, but they excel at one thing - lying. Published March 4, 2024
When Washington shuts down, no one should get paid
When the government shuts down, the people responsible continue to receive their pay because they are considered "essential." Published February 28, 2024
Trump promises to protect Christians from persecution
Evangelical Christians who believe government is necessary to defend their faith are getting their marching orders from somewhere other than the Scripture they claim to revere. Published February 26, 2024
Hatred of Jews continues to poison our politics and culture
In the aftermath of "from the river to the sea" anti-Israel protests on many college campuses and in the streets comes a perfectly timed book by Johns Hopkins University professor Benjamin Ginsberg. Published February 21, 2024
Fani Willis, Nathan Wade, euphemisms and telling the truth
During questioning of Fulton County, Georgia, prosecutor Nathan Wade about his relationship with District Attorney Fani Willis, there was a moment that cut through all the euphemisms. Published February 19, 2024
‘Gospel’ on PBS lifts spirits with soft touch, powerful message
Visit PBS and the brilliant, fun, entertaining blessing you will get from watching a new documentary series called "Gospel." Published February 14, 2024
The unmaking of a president: Biden’s declining mental acuity
The deplorable state of President Biden is obvious to all but those who are desperately hoping they can drag him across the finish line in November. Published February 12, 2024
Limiting lawbreakers is still lawbreaking: Biden seems content with open border
The satirical Babylon Bee mocks the Senate immigration bill: "New Senate Anti-Murder Bill Caps Murders At 5,000 Per Day." Published February 7, 2024
Biden rewriting Scripture for political purposes
President Biden's gaffes and flip-flops on issues would fill a book, but he combined several categories of verbal meanderings at last week's National Prayer Breakfast. Published February 5, 2024
Newspeak in Canada: Psychologist Jordan Peterson in hot water with ‘woke’ crowd
In his novel "1984," George Orwell created the term "Newspeak," a language that was imposed by Big Brother for the purpose of diminishing the range of thought. Published January 31, 2024
Biden’s bad border deal
President Biden offered a deal on the border to congressional Republicans that they could refuse. To their credit, they did. Published January 29, 2024
Supreme Court allows the illegal immigrant invasion to continue
By a vote of 5-4, with two conservative justices joining the liberals, the Supreme Court has ruled that federal agents can cut razor wire installed along the Texas-Mexico border while a lawsuit over the wire continues. Published January 24, 2024
Democrats and abortion: Bring it on
With the economy, the border and foreign policy not working for them in this election cycle, Democrats are counting on the abortion issue to save their hides in November. Published January 22, 2024
Trump’s victory and the reasons behind voter anger
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich appeared Monday night on Fox News as Iowa voters caucused and delivered a decisive victory for former President Donald Trump in his quest to win the Republican nomination. Published January 17, 2024
